Whirligig



I 7 1,612,882 4 F. M. PIERCE WHIRLIGIG Filed Nov. 19. 1923 Humid? flgrze Patented Jan. 4, 1927.

surrea STATES FRANK M. PIERCE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

WHIRLIGIG.

Application filed November 19, 1923.

This invention relates to a toy and comprises a pair of relatively rotatable disks, one of which moves eccentrically to the other for exhibiting different pictures or simulations of objects having a certain significance in relation to pictures or simulations upon the other disk.

The invention consists in the novel structure and combinations hereinafter described and more particularly pointed out and defined in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate a preferred form of this invention and in which similar reference numerals refer to similar features in the different views,

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the toy.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the rotary disk, the stationary disk being removed.

Figure 3 is a elevational view of the toy.

Figure 4 is a vertical section of the toy.

The embodiment of the invention which has been selected for illustration purposes comprises a handle 1 in which a rod 2 is secured which projects above the handle. A rotary drum 8 is secured upon the rod 2 and rests upon the top thereof. A rotatable member 4 is journalled upon the rod 2 and rests upon the top of the drum 3 which forms a bearing support therefor. The memher 4 has a pair of diametrically opposite slots 5 for a purpose that will later appear.

An oblong disk 6 is supported upon the rotary member 4 and provided with a slot 7 straddling the rod 2 so that the same may move eccentrically in relation to the member 4 and may also move eccentrically with relation to a second disk 8 which is stationary and supported upon a collar 9 positioned upon the rod 2 above the rotary member 4 and confined by a washer 10 and a head 11 upon the rod 2.

A cable 12 provided with a bifurcated cnd forms the operating means for rotating the member 4 and disk 6 and periodically r moving the said disk eccentrically. To this end, the bifurcated ends of the cable which extend through the opposite slots 5 in the member 4, are attached to the disk 6 adjacent the ends of the slot 7 and through the eyelets 7 provided therein. The cable is adapted to wind and rewind upon the drum 3 during the operation of the member 4 as will later appear.

. The disk 6 has pictures or simulations objects thereon which are alternately Serial No. 675,492.

brought into view. The stationary disk 8 has likewise certain pictures or simulations thereon. having a certain significance in relation to the pictures 'or simulations upon the disk 6. In the present instance, one end of the oblong disk 6 has the picture or simulation of a thief 13 thereomwhile the other end has the picture or simulation of a policeman 14 thereon, and the disk 8 has figures or simulations representing fowls and animals such as a turkey, peacock, duck and pig. As the member 4 with the parts in the positions illustrated revolves and causes the disk 6 to rotate therewith, the scene will represent the thief trying to steal one of the objects, or chasing the same. 'When the disk 6 is eccentrically moved the thief will disappear and the policeman will be brought into view as though he were chasing the thief.

The above mentioned operation is accom plished by imparting a pull to the cable when it is wound upon the drum 3; a sudden pull will impart suflicient momentum to the member f to cause it to continue rotating after the cable has been unwound and rewind the same upon the drum in an opposite direction. "When the reverse winding of the cable begins, it will move the disk 6 eccentrically to hide the exposed picture beneath the disk 8 and bring the other picture into view. A second pull upon the cable will rotate the dis: 6 with such other picture in view, and upon rewinding the cable, the first picture will be brought into view. Therefore by operating the cable in a proper manner without releasing the end, the pictures representing the thief and policeman will be alternately brought into view.

From the f regoing, it is apparent that the toy is very simple, and easily operated and affords an excellent plaything for a child, which cannot be readily damaged or destroyed.

I am aware that many changes may be made. and numerous details of construction may be varied through a wide range without departing from the principles of this invention, and I therefore do not purpose limiting the patent granted hereon, otherwise than necessitated by the prior art.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a device of the character described, a tationary disc, a pair of relatively eels for imparting conceit tric rotary movement to one of said movable discs and simultaneous eccentric movement to the other of said movable discs.

2. In a toy, a stationary disk having a representation of a physical object thereon, a rotatable member, a slotted disk supported upon said member, representations of physical objects on said disk, and a cable having a bifurcated end extending through said member with the bifurcated ends respectively attached to diametrically opposite points of said slotted disk for rotating said slotted disk and moving the same eccentrically in relation to said stationary disk cc:- tain. of said representations simulating actions with respect to certain other of said representations upon the rotation of said rotatable member.

In a device of the character described, a pair of relatively movable rotatable discs, a stationary disc, means for imparting rotation to said movable disc, one of said discs being eccentrically movable responsive to the rotation thereof, and representations' on said stationary and eccentrically movable disc to simulate relative action with respect to each other during the movement thereof.

L In a device of the character described, a rotatably mounted disc, another disc asso ciated with said first named disc to more eccentrically thereof, and a cord anchored to said eccentrically moving disc and extending throu 'h the other disc to impart sirnnltaneous relative rotation and eccentric movement to said disc.

5. In a toy, a pair of disks, represent tions of physical objects on one of said disks, a pair of representations of phvsical objects on the other of said disks :uiapted to be alternately brought into view by eceentrically moving said other disk relative to the first mentioned disk, each of said pair of repre wtions bearing a relation one to the other, one of said pair bearing a relation to the representations on said irst mentioned disk, and means for ecccnt .lv moving the second of said disks relat-ne to said first mentioned disk.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name.

FRANK M. PIERCE. 

